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LEWISFfBETTS, OF GHICG, ILLINOIS.

Letters PatentNo. 81,7584, dated September 1, 18,68; antedatec August2l), 1868.

IMPROVEMENT In LANTBRNS.

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Be it known that I, LEWIS F. BETTS, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that .thefollowing is a f ull, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a. lantern with a verticalfourth removed. i

Figure 2, a horizontal semi-section at the lower guard-ring.

Figure 3 represents the mode of attachingthe guard to the base and thespring-stop'of the guard, and

` Figure 4 thefastening for securingthe wires of the.'guard at theintersections.

Like letters refer to the same partsin all of the igures.

The nature of my invention consistsin securing-theupper endof thegloheinthe top or cap of a lantern by a. series of springs oraspring-band,`pressing against the side of the globe at such upper end;in constructing the main portion ofY the base in sections, and fasteningthem together by means'of :tlanches; in fastening the auches by eyelets;in supporting the guard of the lanternlupou ledges or brackets at thebase of the guard, so as to leave an openspace between the lowerguard-ring and the base of the lantern; in a novel mode of attaching aremovable guardto a lantern; in a new and improved fastening for thewires of the guard at their intersections, and in securing the lamporoil-pot to the base by means of inclinededges or cones.

v'Ifo enable others skilled in the art'to make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe my improved 4 lantern. i A n y The flange, E,of the base is made of the ordinary size, and is carried intothelanternbeyond the vertical portion of the base to the oil-cup.. Twoholes, g, are out on opposite sides, and a portion of the metal turnedor stamped up, so as to'form the cams or inclines b, hereinaftermorefully described. Thevertcal portion, D;

ofthe base I usually make 'in thrce'sections, althoughit can be made intwo `or more than three.4 These sections arhe cut in th-e proper formand stamped, so that the middle will be of the proper curve of thelantern, and a anch, F, formed Aat cachend of cach section. Near themiddle of each section, at the lower edge, I leave a small point of theinetal to project through the base-{iange E. I fasten the hanchesFtogether by'the eyelets el, and then pass the pointsz' through thebase-iange E, and bend them down, so as to hold the whole base togetherwithout solder. The wire or ring J is inserted before the anches arefastened together. I then dip the whole "base into molten solder, whichsolders the [lunches Etogether, and also soldiers-firmly thebase-flangeEand the ring J, so that I am (enabled to construct themwithgreat rapidity. l

The oil-pot or lamp'G ismade in the form shown, or in any convenientform, and nas a. rod or wire passingr through it, at the' proper pointto form the lugs or pins c. In inserting the lamp, the pins epassthrough the openings g,`wl1en the lamp is turned on the inclinies orcams b, as far as is necessary to make the bottom of the lampiitfclosely and firmly against the ange or band to4 which the cams areattached. I usually make these cams orinclines/with a slight rise,commencing at one spring, g, and continuing to the other one ongtheopposite side..y yI`, however, the angle of the incline 'is increased,it will not need to be carried as far on the raised or projecting edge,but by making the angle slight there is no tendency in the lamp to -turnon the inclines and drop out. The guarcl at the top is permanentlyattached to the band or projection L, and at the lower end'the verticalrods-or wires nrefseeured to a bander ring, I, by means of. a. peculiarfasteninghf, and the alternate rods N extend below the ring or hoop I,so as to form hooks,e, (shown more fully at Hg. 3,) which project down,

and by a slight turn of the guard are made to enter the holes din theledge o`r bracket formed `by the union of the anches F, and when 'madeby the union of ythe ilancbes, as described, the holes ell aretheeyelet-hles mentioned, but it will be obvious that, for the purpose ofattachin'gfthe .guard to the base, brackets or ledges Vattaclzied to a.band made of a lsingle piece can be used as well.

The lower bander ringrests on the outer extremity of the brackets inthenotches, or against the 'shoulders h, where it is securelv held bythe hooks e.'

si ,5in- 2 The guard is prevented from becoming detacbcdby the spring Kattached to the' rod or band J, (iigs' and S.) This spring pressesagainst the rod or wire Nfand also against the guard-ring, so that itisimpossible to detach the guard withoutA depressing the spring by hand,and when se depressed a slight turn will detach it. The guard-ring H issecured to the rods N by the same fastener as that used for ring or bandI. IF, however7 a stamped band is used at I, rods N can then passthrough such lia/nd, and be soldered.

By the use oi' the fastenerfin the construction ofthe guard, I amenabled to complete it without the use of solder, for by the use ofpliers constructed for that purpose, the pieeesjo are thoroughly clampedon, so lthat when put together can dip the guard in molten solder, asdescribed, for the base, and thoroughly solder every joint andintersection, and make the guard doubly strong. and irl/less time thanis consumed by any mode of fasteningguard-rods heretofore known or used.

'lhe globe or glass rests upon the band D, as shown, and its upper endiskept in position irnaly by the hand C. This band is cut, as shown at e,at short intervals, so that the parts of' the band will operate assprings, and not only keep'the globe in place and prevent rattling, butwill accommodate themselves to differentsized globes and always haake aperfect t. Perfect springs can be used in place of' this band, but notso cheaply, and it will be obvious that this band or these springs canbe placed so as to fit either the inside or outside of' the upper end ofthe globe, but I prefer the outside, as shown.

This band C can he made of the lower portion ofthe cap or nome A, or ofa sepawte piece soldered on, as may be most convenient. The cap or domoA is provided with the usual bail, M, and is made of any desiredconfiguration, as may be also the base, D; thus, when completed, makinga strong, durable, cheap, and coniplete lantern, and by onlyintorposingthe ring J', one which will not obscure the light for a great distancearound and below it. i

Having thus fully described my lautern, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, :is-

1. The springband G, for securing the upper end of theglobe,substantially as specified;

y 2. .Constructing alantern-base of two o'r more sections, D, providedwith fianches F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth: l

3. Securing the i'lanches and forming tue carrying-holes for the guardby means of eyelets at ci', substantially as described.

4. The brackets or ledges. F, for supporting andrcarrying the guard atadistance from the main portions of the base, substantially asspecified.

5,. The rod or ring J, vfor strengthening the base and supporting thebrackets or ledges `without materially obstructing the light,substantially as specified.

6. The extended guard-rods N, when such extended portion e is used for ahook or catch, substantially as described.

7. The combination and arrangement of the guard, provided with hooks ewith the brackets l5', substantially as and for the purposes specified.

8. The spring-stop K, in combination with the hooks e and bracket F, forpreventing the detachment of the guard, substantially as specified. v

9. The inclines or cams b', for securing and tightening the lamp, incombination with the pins c, substantially as specified.

LEWIS F. BETTS.

Witnesses.

L. L. BOND. E. A. WEST.

